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Old 01-20-2011, 02:40 PM
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purplefiend
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Jazzmyn,
Your quilt top is beautiful! I love bargello quilts, just haven't made one yet.
When you get ready for the borders, measure your quilt top through the center; that's the measurement for the border strips. Pin your borders on starting in the center of both the border fabric and the quilt top; ease as needed so that your quilt top will be square when you're done. I sew the top and bottom on first, measure again for the side borders and then sew those on.
I cut my backing fabric 5" larger than the top all around and the batting is cut the same size as the backing.
A wonderful book for beginners is: "Quilter's Complete Guide" by Marianne Fons and Liz Porter. It has lots of great instructions and photos.
sewing happily in Texas,
Sharon W.
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